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Make a scrapbook or booklet with your child. 1^ 1()
might be in the form of a snapshot album or a
paste-in booklet. For example, if your child en-joys
kittens, help him find pictures of kittens
and assist him in pasting such pictures to form
a booklet. A few stapled pages of paper will suf-fice
as a lx)oklet. If it relates to the child, he will
treasure it. (Booklets might be made on nu-merous
topics: farm animals, zoo animals,
fruits, vegetables, colors, toys, things mothers
do, things fathers do, pets.)
Acquire a pet for your child's entertainment and 1
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information. An animal provides much to talk
about and read about. Help your child to assume
responsibility for caring for the pet. Helping
your child make a house or a bed for his pet
might al.so provide valuable experiences for your
child. Read with your child a book on caring for
pets and/or the feeding suggestions on a can
of dog food or a sack of rabbit food.
Take time to talk to your child about whatever 1
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new interest or new experiences he may have
had. Activities become more valuable to your
child each time you talk about them with him.
Play a listening game. Ask your child to close 1^
his eyes and describe the sounds he hears inside
the house as well as outside. Sounds change
with the hours; therefore the game might be
played at different times during the day or night.
Play a touch game. Put several items from the '\^
kitchen on a table. Ask him which feel rough,
smooth, cool, warm, soft, or hard.
Play games in which he will be conscious of the 1 C
different smells. When appropriate ask these
questions:
• What do you smell cooking?
• How does mother's perfume smell?
• What foods smell sweet?

Make a scrapbook or booklet with your child. 1^ 1()
might be in the form of a snapshot album or a
paste-in booklet. For example, if your child en-joys
kittens, help him find pictures of kittens
and assist him in pasting such pictures to form
a booklet. A few stapled pages of paper will suf-fice
as a lx)oklet. If it relates to the child, he will
treasure it. (Booklets might be made on nu-merous
topics: farm animals, zoo animals,
fruits, vegetables, colors, toys, things mothers
do, things fathers do, pets.)
Acquire a pet for your child's entertainment and 1
1
information. An animal provides much to talk
about and read about. Help your child to assume
responsibility for caring for the pet. Helping
your child make a house or a bed for his pet
might al.so provide valuable experiences for your
child. Read with your child a book on caring for
pets and/or the feeding suggestions on a can
of dog food or a sack of rabbit food.
Take time to talk to your child about whatever 1
9
new interest or new experiences he may have
had. Activities become more valuable to your
child each time you talk about them with him.
Play a listening game. Ask your child to close 1^
his eyes and describe the sounds he hears inside
the house as well as outside. Sounds change
with the hours; therefore the game might be
played at different times during the day or night.
Play a touch game. Put several items from the '\^
kitchen on a table. Ask him which feel rough,
smooth, cool, warm, soft, or hard.
Play games in which he will be conscious of the 1 C
different smells. When appropriate ask these
questions:
• What do you smell cooking?
• How does mother's perfume smell?
• What foods smell sweet?